the majority of people would be willing to pay more in council tax or voluntary one-off levies to better fund particular local services.
New BBC research has revealed that UK councils are collectively charging nearly £74 million for garden waste collection.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a range of new measures to cut childhood obesity in half by 2030.
Sadiq Khan has launched a new online property portal that offers Londoners a one-stop shop where they can search for an affordable home to buy in the capital.
A pair of Glutton Electric Vacuums have taken to the streets of Dundee as part of the Smart Cities (Smart Waste) Project.
Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has confirmed that legislation to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.
The Environment Agency has encouraged residents on the Lincolnshire coast to sign up for flood warnings to further increase flood resilience.
New poll finds that nearly half of voters want a second referendum on Brexit and that a fresh poll would produce a very different outcome.
NHS Digital and the LGA have chosen 12 councils to explore how technology and digital innovation could help shape the future of social care.
Foster carers will receive the 30 hours free childcare offer for children in their care for the first time from September 2018.
A new survey has found that the planning function has been relegated to lower positions in the corporate structure of most local authorities.
New analysis by Unicef UK has revealed that one in three children in the UK are growing up in areas with unsafe levels of particulate pollution.
The LGA has warned that almost half of all bus routes in England currently receive partial or complete subsidies from councils and are under threat.
The impact of the 30 hours of funded childcare policy is causing huge challenges for nurseries, including growing deficits and additional administration.
Bath & North East Somerset Council is to consult on how developments can be more energy efficient and better adapted to the impacts of climate change.